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[heroistics]

[As the feed clicks on, Renton can be seen with a screwdriver in hand, fiddling with what appears to be a mechanical duck-though for the more perceptive, he doesn't seem to be entirely focusing on his work, before he looks at the screen.]

Afternoon, I guess...? Hard to tell the time here though unless you check the clock. Anyway...

[Fiddle fiddle

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[trickfox]

[staring at the mechanical thing.] So what's it for??

[though don't think he can't see something is bothering him! if there is anything Zorua can catch onto quickly, it's anything resembling loneliness.

so he pauses, pondering for a moment before] Are you lonely?

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[heroistics]

Huh? Oh, nothing really, to be honest. It's just for fun.

[He blinks at the question, before scratching the back of his neck.]

... A little, I guess. Was it that obvious?

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[trickfox]

A toy then?

[Toys weren't much, but they were fun.]

Well, I still miss Maa even though N tells me not to worry, so I know.

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[heroistics]

Pretty much! I did a lot of this kind of stuff for the kids back home, so...

[A light smile]

Yeah... someone important to me and a companion returned home a couple of days ago, and I guess I'm still trying to get used to it.

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Pinged by robotics!]

You make robots too? Do you make anything other than quackbeasts?

[heroistics]

Well, I'm not sure if I'd call it a robot, but yeah! I can do other stuff too, though it depends on what.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Like what?

[heroistics]

Well, that's kind of a vague question... though to be honest, I usually don't make things so much as I fix them. But the two sort of go hand in hand, so...

[treasurehunted]

[... of course Motochika notices. He's a mechanic himself, but he also doesn't think it's right to push Renton back into the same depression he's trying to deny.]

Gets like that sometimes. I wonder what my crew would be doin' if they were here.

But heh. They'd probably be offerin' to teach you a thing or two about buildin' things, Renton. What you got there looks pretty harmless. 

[heroistics]

[A frown. His skills as a mechanic are one of the few things he's proud of, okay.]

It's not like this is the best I can do. It was just for fun.

[treasurehunted]

Yeah? Then what is the best you can do?

[heroistics]

Well, I've never really had the chance to try, but I've done repair work on LFOs before, at least.

[A pause]

... Though I guess you wouldn't know what those are.

[lunateclock]

[...by yourself...?

...oh.]

What are you working on, Renton-kun?

[heroistics]

Huh? Oh, hey, Minato.

[A pause]

A toy, I guess. Nothing much, to be honest.

[lunateclock]

[...mm. Well, he's not clueless, and this broadcast...]

Do you often work to get your mind off of things?

[heroistics]

That's-

[...]

Sometimes, I guess.

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[recrafts]

Ah-- what manner of things do you fix?

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[heroistics]

Well... a lot of things! Toys, vehicles, you name it!

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[recrafts]

If I name something, will you be able to fix it, sir?

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[heroistics]

Probably. I mean, I can't fix literally anything, but I can give it a shot!